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ThinkFilm has acquired all North American rights to Paul Schrader’s The Walker, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The film, which had its world premiere at this year’s Berlin International Film Festival, features an ensemble cast that includes Woody Harrelson, Kristin Scott Thomas, Lily Tomlin, Lauren Bacall, Willem Dafoe, Ned Beatty, Moritz Bleibtreu and Mary Beth Hurt. Schrader directed from his original screenplay, which forms a loose trilogy with his earlier films American Gigolo and Light Sleeper that focus on outsider anti-heroes seeking moral redemption....

It has been 20 years since the original Tales from the Crypt went off the air, but luckily for horror fans, a revival is on the way. It was announced earlier in the year that TNT is bringing the horror series back to TV, with M. Night Shyamalan taking over creative duties this time around. TNT president Kevin Reilly has finally given us a timeframe in which we can expect to see the show, as well as some more details about the network’s larger plans for the new Tales From the Crypt....

That ’70s Show star Topher Grace is returning to network TV to lead an all-new sitcom series for ABC. The network has put in a series order for Home Economics, a single-camera comedy following three wildly-different siblings. Along with playing the middle sibling, Grace will also serve as an executive producer. While we’ve seen Grace in limited appearances on various shows, this will be his first regular role on a broadcast series since leaving That ’70s Show in 2005....

The Simpsons is not only a staple of San Diego Comic-Con, but an enduring pop-culture staple that has been going strong for more than three decades. As such, the show has made its return this year for Comic-Con@Home, the digital edition of the annual event. The show’s creators are on hand for a special panel that takes a look at how the series managed to stay on track during quarantine to deliver its landmark 32nd season....

The Good This was a fun horror romp that shouldn’t have tried to remind people in it’s marketing that it was “scarier than Hostel.” I say this because… The Bad Sadly, too much of this movie felt like Hostel. Turistas is the well worn tale of what happens when a group of tourists go to a foreign country. The guys, for the most part, want to shack up with and sample the ladies....

This morning I had a chance to speak with one of MovieWeb’s biggest fans, who happens to be the wonderful actor Tyrese Gibson, about the Blu-ray and DVD release of Fast Five, which hits shelves October 4. That movie was the first of two blockbusters he starred in this year, with Transformers: Dark of the Moon being the second. It has been widely reported that director Michael Bay and star Shia LaBeouf won’t be back for Transfomers 4, but Tyrese Gibson hopes that is not the case, even if it means we have to wait a bit longer for the sequel....

Who says you can’t have romance and sex in the apocalypse? The Walking Dead has a Rick (Andrew Lincoln) and Michonne (Danai Gurira) love-fest in Say Yes. The pair are certainly a dynamic duo. They manage to get some quality time in while recovering an arsenal of weapons and food. We also get a substantial reveal from Tara (Alana Masterson) about the Oceanside settlement. Rosita (Christian Serratos) and Sasha (Sonequa Martin-Green) settle their differences....

Production is currently under way in Northern Ireland on Season 3 of Game of Thrones, debuting sometime next spring on HBO. Today, we have a behind-the-scenes video that offers a brief glimpse at a scene between Gwendoline Christie’s Brienne of Tarth and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau’s Jamie Lannister. CLICK HERE to visit TVWeb and check out the video that also includes an interview with executive producer Frank Doelger. You can also read on for a more detailed breakdown of the scene in question, although be warned that spoilers may lie within....

We finally have some new details regarding Netflix’s upcoming Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance TV series. The show, which will serve as a prequel to Jim Henson’s original 80s The Dark Crystal movie, was first announced in May of last year, but details have been pretty slim ever since. Now, we finally have word from Brian Henson regarding the status of the project, as well as some additional details on what we can expect from it....

Yesterday, we released NBC’s full schedule for the 2011-2012 TV season, which included six new comedies. Today we have new trailers, clips, and behind-the-scenes interviews from the shows Whitney, Up All Night and Are You There Vodka? It’s Me, Chelsea. Take a look at all of these new videos below. Are You There Vodka? It’s Me, Chelsea Are You There Vodka? It’s Me, Chelsea – Inspired by the best-selling book from comedienne/talk show host Chelsea Handler (Chelsea Lately), the new comedy Are You There Vodka?...

One of the best ways of learning new things about languages and different cultures is to be exposed to stories that are made in parts of the world that are not your own. In a globalized world, this has only increased as the years go by. A factor that helps with distinct stories reaching broader ranges is the streaming services. There has never been a time when someone had the possibility of such diversity in their watch-list....

The Arrowverse progressed from the one-person show Arrow (2012) focused on a billionaire Oliver Queen aka Green Arrow, into a multiverse of Earths, each with its team of superheroes. This fantastic world sprung from the DC comic books. Its cinematic version grows increasingly complex because the Earths are interconnected. Where does the Arrowverse go from the point when heroes of all Earths have played together? Green Arrow (Stephen Amell) teamed up with the Flash and Supergirl in a crossover event, “Invasion!...

Welcome to MovieWeb’s daily DVD announcement column, The Daily Spin. Everyday at 9:00AM PST we compile a list of titles which have been recently announced by the studios and have been given or rumored with a release date. Click a title below to see the full press release info attached to the release. Enjoy and stay tuned to MovieWeb for the latest home video announcements, 9:00AM PST, on the dot, Monday through Friday....

The Duffer Brothers promised that fans would not have to wait too long for season 5 of Stranger Things, and it looks like they are holding to their word after announcing they plan on writing the final season next month. When it comes to the actual plot of the fifth season, the Duffers already have things planned out, which would suggest the actual writing of the scripts shouldn’t take them too long to work out....

Adam Sandler is a unique actor; his talents as a funny man are outstanding, and once a decade, he also proves he can do spectacular dramatic work with great directors like Paul Thomas Anderson or the Safdie Brothers. Sandler’s talent is a gift from the comedy gods, and one to be celebrated. Here are Adam Sandler’s funniest movies, ranked. MOVIEWEB VIDEO OF THE DAY 9 Funny People (2009) Universal Pictures In Funny People, Sandler plays George Simmons, a famous comedy star who looks like he has everything he could want....

Sarah Michelle Gellar came back from the dead for The Grudge 2. The sequel won the box office weekend bringing in $22 million its opening weekend, making it the 12th Sony film to debut in first place. The film adds Amber Tamblyn, Arielle Kebbel, Jennifer Beals, and Edison Chen to the scare-fest cast. The Departed kept in the competition remaining at the top as well, in second place. Taking the box office on Saturday and Sunday, according to Box Office Mojo, it finished with $18....

The Hunger Games took the world by storm with the theatrical release of the first installment in 2012. While Suzanne Collins’ dystopian novels were already popular, the new movie brought the series even more fame and attention. Likewise, the sequels Catching Fire, Mockingjay Part 1, and Part 2 all performed well at the box office. The Hunger Games set the standard for a new generation of YA sci-fi dystopian films, and after its success, Hollywood adapted similar sci-fi dystopian books like Divergent and The Maze Runner into movies....

You can enjoy this adaptation of Khaled Hosseini’s widely-successful book in 1080p this March. The Kite Runner will be released in Blu-ray on March 24. We have no pricing details as of yet, but you can take a look at the new cover art below. The film stars Khalid Abdella, Atossa Leoni and Shaun Toub. Amir is a young Afghani from a well-to-do Kabul family; his best friend Hassan is the son of a family servant....

A teaser trailer for The Power, Prime Video’s upcoming series, has been unveiled. The show takes inspiration from Naomi Alderman’s 2016 bestselling book of the same name, which presents a world where girls can electrocute others once they reach a certain age. The adaptation was developed by Alderman herself, in collaboration with an exclusively female writing team. The series cast includes Toni Collette as Margot Cleary-Lopez, John Leguizamo as John Lopez, Toheeb Jimoh as Tunde Ojo, Josh Charles as Daniel Dandon, Eddie Marsan as Bernie Monke, Ria Zmitrowicz as Roxy Monke, Halle Bush as Allie Montgomery, and Zrinka Cvitešić as Tatiana Moskalev....

Whenever an election year rolls around, it’s often common to see new and returning TV shows address this political climate, in one way or another. Earlier this summer, Gotham star Cory Michael Smith teased that their upcoming season would mirror the presidential elections, in their own way. Today we have word that Fox’s hit series The Simpsons will focus their efforts on a parody of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump in an upcoming Season 28 episode....